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HANSARDCommon Agricultural Policy (Cross-Compliance Exemptions and Transitional Regulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022I am sorry, I do not normally interrupt the Minister, but can this be right? I think the Minister said, which I did not expect him to, that when the basic payment scheme is phased…28 Jun 2022HANSARDPlant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022I thank the Minister for his reply, which was, as ever, very comprehensive. I just want to go back to the original point about the missing SI that is not here. The Minister said…28 Jun 2022HANSARDWater Companies: Sewage Discharge MonitoringI thank the Minister for that response, but the Environment Agency has already said that there has “been widespread and serious non-compliance with the … regulations.” How can it…21 Jun 2022HANSARDWater Companies: Sewage Discharge MonitoringTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to require water companies to monitor the volume of sewage discharged into water courses and not just the frequency…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister very much for that introduction. We agree that these changes are broadly technical in nature but, once again, we have an SI before us which, in its…20 Jun 2022HANSARDFood SecurityMy Lords, in response to the question from the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell, on a similar issue last Wednesday, the Minister said: “we are taking action to make sure that private…13 Jun 2022HANSARDGovernment Food StrategyMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement this evening. We have waited a very long time for this food strategy to be published—and what a disappointment it has…13 Jun 2022HANSARDTree Health in EnglandMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries, for tabling this Question and provoking such an interesting debate. I should declare an interest…09 Jun 2022HANSARDFarmersMy Lords, currently farmers are losing basic payments at a faster rate than they can claim under the new sustainable farming incentive. As a result, many of them are suffering…08 Jun 2022HANSARDFood Insecurity: EnglandMy Lords, the Dimbleby National Food Strategy report was published in July 2021, which is nearly a year ago. It sets out recommendations on many of the food insecurity issues that…07 Jun 2022HANSARDZoonoses Research CentreMy Lords, taking animals from the wild for their meat or for other products is a known major source of genetic diseases such as Ebola and HIV. With that in mind, why are the…24 May 2022HANSARDImport of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022I am not sure if the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, wants to intervene, but I would like a bit more clarification. Is the alternative to TRACES up and running or not? The Minister…17 May 2022HANSARDAgriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment) Order 2022I thank the Minister for his introduction and for the helpful briefing beforehand. I should declare an interest through my involvement at the Rothamsted agricultural institute.…17 May 2022HANSARDFood Security: Climate Change and Biodiversity LossLast year’s report from the Committee on Climate Change said: “Defra still lacks a strategy to ensure the agricultural sector remains productive as the climate changes.” It went…17 May 2022HANSARDAgriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment) Order 2022I do not want to make heavy weather of this, but it seems a bit odd to me that we are effectively cancelling—or running down via a transition—the research that has been taking…17 May 2022HANSARDImport of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction and for the helpful briefing he organised beforehand. I begin by very much echoing the concerns raised by the noble Lord, Lord…17 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction to the gracious Speech and send our good wishes to the Queen. I also look forward with pleasure to the maiden speech of the…16 May 2022HANSARDUkraine War: UK Food SecurityMy Lords, I echo the Minister’s tribute to Lord Plumb, who was respected all around the Chamber. However, does the Minister agree that it is shocking that around half a million…26 Apr 2022HANSARDGame Birds (Cage Breeding) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Randall, for tabling this Bill and for his comprehensive introduction of its purposes. He is right to pursue the issue. It is a reminder…25 Mar 2022HANSARDDirect Payment to Farmers (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction to these SIs, which, as he said, follow on from the detailed debates we had during the passage of the Agriculture Act, and…21 Mar 2022